Totally agree, You should have seen my laygear when I bought my car. No
small gear hardly at all.
And it would jump big time if you tried to put it in reverse or first.
Many of the used tranys that
I purchased had the same problem.
Big time flaw.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: <wilkmanracing@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 4:15 PM
Subject: [Healeys] OD Design Flaw? (was Munched Overdrive?)
> Thanks to everyone who has offered wisdom, advice, help, etc. regarding my
> "Munched Overdrive" post. I am going to try the hammer tap suggestion and
> I
> do plan to drain the O/D to see what comes out. If it's munched, I need
> to
> decide whether to have it fixed or to go the Toyota 5-speed route.
>
> I do have one other question for the group. When I had my trans and OD
> rebuilt about 10 years ago, the rebuilder told me to make sure the OD is
> disengaged before the car is parked. I believe he also mentioned that I
> should not back the car up if I forget to do this, as it could destroy the
> OD.
> My question is this: Why would something as simple as leaving an OD
> engaged
> cause such havoc. I'm pretty mechanically wise, but I'm sure a lot of
> Healey
> owners in the past have been just plain drivers with no real mechanical
> knowledge. Someone like my wife would never even think about disengaging
> the
> overdrive after every freeway run. Isn't this a serious design flaw that
> such
> a simple lapse would lead to such a mechanical disaster?
>
>
>
> Bill Wilkman
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